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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Robert in "Gala" German Magazine

Robert in "Gala" German Magazine

Translation

Actor Robert Pattinson on scents and the game of men and women

Recently snapshots surfaced of Robert Pattinson making out with beautiful model Camille Rowe. In some she´s fused to his lips while he cradles her head, in other her naked legs lean against the bathtub he´s sitting in. Ok, those scenes are taken from the new "Dior Homme" campaign, but you realize: those two get along well [it´s actually a German wordplay with smell meaning they get along well]. We spoke to the new Mr. Dior about women, his penchant for argueing and being a man.

Now you´re not only an actor, but also a model. How do you feel at this point in your life ?

Well, I´m 27 and for the first time in my life I don´t feel like a child anymore and like others don´t treat me as one. It´s strange, feeling like an adult. People treat me differently. For many people my age the last ten years were like a transition of sorts and some are still trying to figure out what they want to do with their life. At least that´s what I do !

What exactly do you mean ?

Right now I´m trying to write a script, together with a friend of mine. I love to compare notes with others, to pore over a script. And I love arguing !Lately you often mentioned how you appreciate people who live by their own rules. Is that something you´d want for yourself ?
Definetly ! Being successful makes you wary… you spend a lot of time guarding your private life. Whenever I meet people who don´t give a shit about what others think of them, I´m instantly fascinated.

So you love freedom…
Yes. The more established I am, the more it restricts my privacy. An the quicker people are to judge me. They mistake you for the role you´re playing, the character the want to identify themselves with. When I shot ''The Rover'' in Australia I didn´t have any teeth, I was constantly dirty but I didn´t care. I was running around without a shirt all the time and did things I never get to do.

What does masculinity mean to you ?
The well-trodden image of manliness has changed a lot in recent years and doesn´t really work anymore. These are strange times to be a man… I used to have a very pragmatic approach, but masculinity today means so many different things. Especially in the world of arts men have to be everything at once: neat and wild, a provider and a player !

Do men have a different idea of women today as well ?
I just don´t get why so many guys feel threatened by strong women. I always felt at ease with women around, I grew up with two older sisters and a very dominant mother.

Memories are often connected to scents. How about you ?

When I was 12, on vacation and starting to get interested in girls, I thought that perfume would help me appear grown up and mature. I used to drench myself and felt so adult ! Eau de cologne and hair gel were my best buddies that summer.

What about today ?

I still love scents, especially people´s individual scent. This pheromone-thing is really crazy. We´re subconsciously drawn to people we like to smell.

Do you wear perfume to feel better or in order to seduce ?

See, now that's an adult-thing: someone who applies a nice scent in the evening is up to something. At least that's how I do it !